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The China incident : igniting the Second Sino-Japanese War
- Title
- The China incident : igniting the Second Sino-Japanese War / G. William Whitehurst.
- Author
- Whitehurst, G. William
- Publication
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2021]
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Details
- Description
- vii, 352 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
- Summary
- "In 1937, Japan blundered into a debilitating war with China, beginning with a minor incident near Peking (now Beijing) that quickly escalated. The Japanese won significant battles and captured the capital, Nanking, after a horrific massacre of its citizens. Chiang Kai-shek, China's acknowledged leader, would not surrender-each side believed it could win a war of attrition. The U.S. sided with China, primarily because of President Roosevelt's personal bias in their favor. At first proposing an ineffectual "quarantine" approach to Japan, he eventually took active steps to block Japanese aggression. Drawing on a wealth of sources including interviews with key players, from soldiers to diplomats, this history traces America's unexpected and unpopular involvement in an Asian conflict, and the growing recognition of Japan's threat to world peace and the inevitability of war."
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-342) and index.
- Contents
- An Empire and an Army Are Born -- The Army in Retreat -- The Struggle for Control -- Triumph and Uncertainty -- The Marco Polo Bridge Incident -- The China Incident -- The Home Front -- North China and the Failure of Mediation -- Quarantine the Aggressor -- Charade at Brussels -- The Rape of Nanking -- Aftermath.
- Call Number
- JFE 21-5653
- ISBN
- 9781476682334
- 147668233X
- LCCN
- 2020038063
- OCLC
- 1191456363
- Author
- Whitehurst, G. William, author.
- Title
- The China incident : igniting the Second Sino-Japanese War / G. William Whitehurst.
- Publisher
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2021]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-342) and index.
- Chronological Term
- 1937-1945
- Research Call Number
- JFE 21-5653